MINUTES
 
STATE
OF NORTH CAROLINA                                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY
OF HENDERSON                                                                                    JUNE 1,
2000
 
The Henderson
County Board of Commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting at 1:00 p.m.
in the Commissioners= Conference Room of the Henderson County Office
Building at 100 North King Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina.
 
Those present
were:  Chairman Grady Hawkins,
Vice-Chair Bill Moyer, Commissioner Renee Kumor, Commissioner Don Ward,
Commissioner Marilyn Gordon, and County Manager David E. Nicholson.
 
Also present
were: Finance Director J. Carey McLelland and Budget Analyst Selena Coffey.
 
Absent was
Clerk to the Board Elizabeth W. Corn. 
Mr. Nicholson prepared notes in her absence.
 
CALL TO
ORDER/WELCOME
Chairman
Hawkins called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. to continue the review of the
Fiscal Year 2000 - 2001 budget.  The
Chairman also informed the Board that the Local Bill allowing the Board of
Commissioners to change the Fire Districts= Boundaries has been approved by the
General Assembly.
 
BUDGET REVIEW
The Board
reviewed the Contingencies Budget, Non-Departmental and Transfer=s Budgets.  They discussed the allocations to the
Not-for-Profits Organizations.  They
made the following appropriations:
 
|   Agency |   FY 00
  Contribution |   FY 01 Board Approved | 
|   America=s Pride |   $2,000 |   $2,000 | 
|   Army National
  Guard |   750 |   750 | 
|   Chamber of
  Commerce |   68,906 |   90,851 | 
|   Community
  Development Council |   375 |   375 | 
|   Crimestoppers |   3,000 |   3,000 | 
|   ECO/VWIN |   6,400 |   6,400 | 
|   Henderson
  County Arts Council - Grassroots |   6,000 |   10,000 | 
|   Henderson
  County Council for Women |   500 |   500 | 
|   Historic 7th
  Avenue |   500 |   500 | 
|   Land of Sky
  Regional Council |   44,325 |   45,212 | 
|   Rescue Squad |   60,000 |   70,000 | 
|   Sentencing
  Services Program |   1,000 |   1,000 | 
|   Visioning |   - |   20,000 | 
|   Western
  Carolina Community Action (WCCA) |   20,000 |   90,000 | 
|   WNC
  Development Association |   7,500 |   7,500 | 
|   Total |   $221,256 |   $348,088 | 
 
The Chairman
reminded the Board that they must review the salaries of the County=s elected
officials and the Board of Education during the budget process.  They all agreed to consider these salaries
at their June 5 meeting, at which time the budget should be adopted.
 
The Board then
reviewed the other funds including:
Special
Revenue Funds
Capital
Project Funds
Enterprise
Funds
Self
Insurance Fund
 
The Board
reviewed several issues in the General Funds including the Enforcement
Division, Animal Control Positions, Revaluation Position, and Environmental
Health fees.  They agreed to place the
remaining balance of funds in Contingencies for future appropriations on
projects.
 
The meeting was
adjourned at approximately 4:20 p.m.
 
Attest:
 
 
 
                                                                          
                                                                                   Elizabeth
W. Corn, Clerk to the Board                 Grady
Hawkins, Chairman